Super shock, storm struck! - 55-inch storm Super TV evaluation experience

Foreword

The living room is a battlefield, and there are various kinds of smart hardware constantly trying to snatch this land. As the overlord of the living room, the TV as a must-have appliance for households has also been subjected to various impacts. In the past 2015, home projectors of various so-called “non-screen TVs” were constantly appearing, trying to replace the status of televisions in the living room. The television itself is not to be outdone. It has always been heading in the direction of “bigger, thinner, and smarter”. Since Xiaomi and other internet giants started to enter the TV market, LeTV later pushed the size of the TV to 70 or more inches. Following this, major Internet companies have started to launch their own smart TVs. In addition to traditional TV sets such as Konka, Changhong and TCL, many smart TVs with very high cost performance occupy a large number of markets. More well-known are millet TV, music TV, micro-whale TV, cool TV and so on.

The author is familiar with smart TVs, whether they are smart Android systems, or TV boxes and smart TVs of various brands, all of which have been used in many ways, especially with LeTV. There have been relatively large fate between LeTV and LeTV. Super TV X55 Pro conducted in-depth evaluation, has a certain understanding of the 55-inch TV. This time I was fortunate enough to get a high-definition fan from a high-definition television produced a 55-inch rose gold version of the storm super body TV, then this smart TV has what kind of characteristics? What is different from LeTV 3? And with the author's experience we learn one by one.

Out of the box

Say it to thank the logistics master, because just after the New Year, a lot of logistics are not officially open, so high-definition fan carefully selected a relatively good logistics company from Chengdu to TV distribution. I work in the daytime, the logistics master arrived in the morning, but no one at home, the author let the master at night delivery, the master drove the car outside the city in Beijing for a day, and finally helped the author to the TV Lifted into the house.



I do not know if it is a high-definition or logistics company, intimately put a wooden frame on the TV to avoid damage to the TV packaging. Through the wooden frame, we can see that there is a very slogan of slogans on the storm TV box – rewarding youth with a struggle! There is a word at the top – expect all the youth to meet. It seems that the main group of users of the Storm Super TV should be 80 after the author is struggling.


First, through the simple instructions at the top of the box, you can understand how to open, pull, lift, remove, and pull out five boxes. You can easily open the box.



In the styrofoam on the top of the packing box is a box of remote controls, and a TV stand on the right and left.




Storm remote TV remote control actually and my millet box remote control layout is exactly the same! The only difference is that there is a more "biu key", which is also a unique design of Storm Super TV, users can customize this button, with More autonomy. The box of the remote controller is double-layered, with a three-to-one 3.5mm patch cord on the bottom of the lotus. Most of the video equipments use red, white, and yellow lotus heads for AV input, but Stormrage TV does not have an interface for these three lotus heads, but is integrated into a 3.5mm jack, which is also a lot of future The development trend of the interface of video equipment, so equipped with this transfer line, user-friendly transfer.


Remove the styrofoam on the top of the package, you can see the entire body of the TV, the first feeling is that really thin. The instruction manual of the Superstorm TV is affixed to the plastic packaging bag and it needs to be torn off before it can be used. It is a one-time packaging method.


Designed with a handle on a plastic bag, you can remove the TV from the bottom of the styrofoam by double-handing it upwards. Then, according to the requirements of the instructions, square to a soft place, such as a sofa, for follow-up base installation. .

Appearance details

A good product should not only be easy to use, but also look good. It must not only look good, but also have details in place. As an important home appliance in the living room, the TV is not only used for playing video, but also has a decorative effect. So let's take a look at the appearance and details of this Storm TV.


Before using the TV, it is very simple to assemble the TV. It is simply to mount the two brackets.

First of all, the author of the Superstorm TV screen down, flat on the sofa to avoid being scratched by hard objects. Because it is too thin, the author is a person to operate, so I always feel that the screen has to be broken feeling, thrilling when moving. After laying down flat, you can see that the back of the Superstorm TV is very beautiful design. Most areas are the thinnest screen area, that is, the golden part, and the black small box is the host part, the bottom of the black bar The area is the sound part.

From the perspective of the back area alone, the Storm Super TV won a lot more than LeTV on the “thin” side. The whole lower half of LeTV is the host part, virtually increasing the overall thickness.




The mounting of the brackets is very simple. There are three screws on each side. After unscrewing, remove the black plastic sheet and replace the feet with the herringbone. The top of each leg is also marked with the model, direction, very good resolution. Superstorm TV is basically super-easy to assemble and everyone can do it.

Now many families who use this large-screen TV will choose to hang the TV on the wall, but the author did not see the position of the hanging bracket on the back of the Superstorm TV. So he consulted the customer service of Storm TV and the customer service told the author. , only need to call the 400 service hotline, there will be someone to come to the bracket installation, including the bracket costs only 100 yuan can be installed in place, if the 55-inch TV is only charged 50 yuan.


With the TV still not up, let's look at the bottom. The bottom of the Superstorm TV is a row of grids, because the speakers are designed at the bottom, so this row of grids can be used to spread sound, but also can be used to dissipate heat.


There is a nameplate on the back of the TV that shows the parameters of some Superstorm TV. Storm Commander Technology Co., Ltd., a good name ah. You can see that I got this type of storm super TV model 55B, the whole power is 158W, if here refers to the boot power, then this power consumption is really low, enough to call energy-saving television, To know that a lot of more than 40 TVs have more than 200W of power.

Looking further down, not only the DOLBY logo, but also a dbx-tv® logo, many people may be more familiar with Dolby sound, but it is strange to the back of this dbx-tv®, in fact, this is a completely different An intelligent audio technology for Dolby is an audio technology that is specifically aimed at televisions. Seeing these two signs at the same time, I can't help but expect the audio performance of Stormwind TV.



There are three asymmetrical and different circles in the back black area of ​​the storm super TV. Through the transparent circle, you can see the storm logo on the motherboard. This kind of design is also quite good-looking. Although the official website explained that the entire back adopts an embedded design, there is no single screw, but those round plugs are actually exposed but still have screws, but they are blocked by the plug and keep the overall appearance.


All the interfaces of the Superstorm TV are integrated into one side, and compared with many smart TVs, the interface types are much less, many interfaces are completely unused, and space is saved maximally. From the figure, there are three HDMI interfaces, one USB3.0 interface, two USB2.0 interfaces, a 3.5mm AV input interface, a fiber interface, and a network cable interface from left to right. It can be found that the first four interfaces are different from the others and are independently opened. This is the unique split design of Storm Super TV.

Host split test



Storm Super TV borrowed from the principle of computer DIY, the screen and host design as a split. When turning the switch, the main unit can be pulled out. The host computer contains the calculation, storage, and data exchange parts. It can be upgraded separately. If the user thinks that the response speed of the TV can't keep up with the need after a certain period of time, simply replacing the host computer can improve the performance of the whole machine. Replacing the entire TV set is simply a dream function.






The main body of the Superstorm TV is called TVkit. It is connected to the TV through a long interface. It is equipped with a two-dimensional code annotation configuration and comes with a heat sink. It feels like the computer hard disk 1T is not enough, buy a 2T's change is like the same. Users no longer need to change their TVs as they did in the past. However, such split-type technology is not popular in the TV industry, and the interface and host configuration are not uniform. It cannot be configured as freely as a DIY computer. It is hoped that such technology can one day be standardized and that TVs will also become modular products.


Another feature of Stormwind TV is this switch. Unlike most rows of buttons on most televisions, Superstorm TV integrates all controls on this button. By pressing up, down, left and right, and in the middle, including long presses and short presses, almost all TV operations are performed, and even without a remote control, the TV can be easily operated. However, this button is designed on the back of the TV and it is somewhat uncomfortable to operate.


On the power line, you can also see a row of slogans on the bundle - Storm TV, precious quality, must not dare to material resources. It feels a bit like the ancient training of Tong Ren Tang. Although the concoction will not dare to save manpower, although the taste will not dare to reduce material resources. Sympathetic feelings. This also shows that Storm Super TV is very much focused on the details of the design.




Through manual measurements, the screen width and height of the 55-inch Storm Super TV were 135 cm and 73.5 cm, respectively, and the height of the bracket was not calculated. Such a screen size is large enough for a living room of tens of square meters in general.


From the front, the border is narrow and the display is clear and translucent. The rose gold border is very beautiful. Being in the living room is definitely a highlight.




The screen border of the Superstorm TV is very narrow, which is the narrowest one I see in the smart TV, and the proportion of the screen is very high, only a narrow black border, the front looks all screen, visual The effect is great.


At the bottom of the screen is a hidden speaker, because the screen is too large. The height of the speaker is basically negligible. There is also a sign of storm on the front grille, and the fine and uniform mesh effectively ensures the sound transmission.


On the right side of the speaker area, an LED indicator is hidden, which is also the infrared receiving area of ​​the remote controller.


The remote control of the Storm Super TV looks almost exactly the same as the remote control of the author's millet box. The only difference is that there is a “biu” key between the volume control and return keys. This is actually a custom key. The user can customize the function of this key through the settings in the TV system. The default is to switch to the video channel function.


Because the remote control of the Superstorm TV uses an infrared remote control, the requirements for directivity are harsh. After the author's test, it is possible to introduce the tilt within 30 degrees from the receiver. If this range is exceeded, there is no way to operate the TV. The remote control of Xiaomi's small box uses a Bluetooth connection, so it can be operated in any direction. The Superstorm TV is also a built-in Bluetooth module, why not make the remote control into a Bluetooth connection?

Hardware parameters

On the screen, a resolution of 3840 × 2160 4K original LG IPS hard screen, backlight mode is side-in ELED, wide color gamut technology blue chip + RG high gamut phosphor technology, up to 89% NTSC color gamut, The machine has a brightness of 350 nits, a viewing angle of 178°, and a dynamic response of 8ms.

On the host side, the CPU is a 4-core ARM Cortex-A9, the GPU is an 8-core ARM Mali-450, the memory is 2G DDR3, and the storage space is 16GB (eMMC 5.0). The system uses a storm-customized wind UI and an image engine storm left-eye engine.

For connection, there are two connection methods: WIFI and Bluetooth.

Interfaces have been introduced in the details section before, the interface is not much but very practical, three Lotus head to 3.5mm interface is a major feature.

Inverted cabinet speakers, two 10W full-range speakers and two dome-mounted tweeters are used on the audio equipment. Although there are no subwoofers, the Dolby sound and dbx-tv intelligent sound system can effectively enhance the audio experience. sense.

System UI

Smart TVs on the market are basically system-specific, each of which is customizing its own UI, such as MIUI of Xiaomi, EUI of LeTV, etc., while Storm Ultra TV adopts a custom wind UI.

First boot animation test



The boot screen of the Superstorm TV is very simple, it is a sign of storm. The first time you start up, there will be a period of animation and music, because I really started the test at 12 o'clock late at night, and suddenly I heard a lot of noise under the author. A jump. Here we have to talk about the screen of the Superstorm TV. It is like a mirror and it is very transparent. It can reflect the opposite environment. Therefore, there will be various chaos in the next evaluation. The author has children at home and the living room is small and chaotic. Don't blame it.



It takes about ten seconds to enter the system. The boot speed is very fast. When you enter the system for the first time, you will enter the network interface after a period of music and animation. After you select the WIFI network, you will enter the member registration interface. Mobile phone number registration will give users one month of VIP membership and can be used to watch all VIP video resources in Stormwind TV.


Because the author directly connected to the Xiaomi box, it will enter the setting window of the TV window and will automatically select the HDMI interface with signal input as the default display interface. If the user has multiple HDMI input devices, it can also be manually specified here.

Main Menu Show Video



Then officially entered the wind UI system interface. The interface of the entire wind UI is very simple, is a horizontal scroll card label design, the top left is the display of the external input, the following is a storm embedded ads. Although this advertisement cannot be cancelled, it is much more humanistic than LeTV’s mandatory full-screen advertisement.


Wind UI's first card label is called carousel, which is also a distinctive label. The carousel is like a stormy TV station. There are many channels in it. Different content can be played during the storm. It can't be on-demand and can be opened. It is convenient for users who turn on the TV and do not know what to watch. prepare. The carousel interface seen in the picture is still very rich, but with the latest version of the wind UI update, the carousel interface has been simplified, leaving only the channel playback interface, and more video content is still integrated into the video channel. in.


The second card label is called the cinema speed broadcast. This is a pure video channel. It will select some of the movies that were broadcast on the cinema at that time. Of course, the movie has already been released and the storm is copyrighted. All of them are VIPs. Videos need to be Storm Members to watch. The default is to play the trailer. After registering as a member, you can click to watch the full video. Most of them are HD sources.


The third and final style UI has a unique section called Special Session, which is also divided into many cards. Each card is a category, including news and information, 4K Dolby, lifestyle, cartoons, MV, etc. Wait. Through precise classification, users can directly watch the special columns.


After the menu there are movies, children, games, music, applications and personal menus, which are common in most smart TVs. Here is a video menu. As the main column, the UI menu of the wind UI is still very rich, the classification is also very detailed, and the resources are also very large.


However, what is more depressing is that the sources of movies and some TV series are either VIP exclusive or charged separately. This is not very acceptable to the author, the free party. If you don't buy a VIP, you can watch some movies, but you have to endure the countdown advertisement before the start.


However, after all, the wind UI is also a very high degree of freedom of the Android system, you can download some third-party video playback applications from the application menu, you can also use the computer to download and install through the U disk. From the "my application" in the last personal menu, you can see the applications you have installed, such as the "magic video" I use, which is rich in film sources, you can also watch the live broadcast of more than 3,000 TV channels, the most important All contents are free of charge, there is no advertisement, and it can be set to directly enter the boot. It completely replaces the wind UI and becomes the main UI system of the Superstorm TV.


Wind UI settings menu is also very simple, blue-gray design fresh and eye-catching, some of them have, but after the author's test, Storm Super TV does not have a screen-casting function, itself is not this setting, only Can be screened by a third-party device. Such as HDMI connection millet small box, etc., this can be considered a little regret it.

For users of Stormwind TV, please refer to the tutorial: Storm TV Super TV Installation Method Install a sofa butler to implement third-party application extensions.




Performance Testing

Since it is a 4K TV, but also a smart TV, then certainly look at how the performance, how the effect of 4K video playback, then the author will take everyone to experience this storm Super TV performance.

Master Lu video test



The author first used Lu masters to run sub-tests. After all, it was not specifically designed to test the running software of smart TVs, so the results were not satisfactory. In the video testing stage, there was a noticeable lag, and the final result was only 22,996 points. The author also tried to use the security Bunny to run points, but the download 3D plug-in is always wrong, the results will not be tested successfully.

Movie playback test


After all, the Superstorm TV is mainly used to watch movies and televisions, so it is still necessary to test the playback effect of the movie. The author selected some high-definition film sources in the wind UI to test and found that the effect is not very satisfactory. Although smooth, the visual sensation of most sources is full-screen, but it feels like it has been stretched. It feels like a wide-screen movie lacks the upper and lower black edges. For example, in the test video above, the author chose the movie star of Li Xiaozi as the island in which the film was closed. Not only is the scale imbalance, but also the clarity of the picture is not enough. What is the reason? Is it a film source problem or a TV display problem?



I also use a U disk to play the famous 4K test video Beijing Roast Duck, found that the effect is very good, not only clear and extremely colorful, and the color effect is also very good, visible before the online play video problems should be a source of the problem.



The author also tested some online videos and found that the reason for this phenomenon was originally because the resolution of the source was lower than the resolution of the screen. You only need to manually select the source definition and ratio through the menu key on the remote control to obtain the best video effect.





The author also tested the screen display effect of Superstorm TV through some professional test pictures. Have to say that this LG original screen effect is really worthy of praise, especially the color performance of the special stick, is absolutely excellent quality.

Image display effect test


The author also tested the display effect of the picture, vivid colors, delicate display, and the effect is very good.


Through close observation, it can be seen that the screen is distributed with honeycombed LEDs, which is even and dense, and the visual effect is very soft. Although the screen is large, long-term viewing will not feel eye fatigue.


When the TV picture is adjusted to pure black, the surrounding lights are turned off, and the light leakage is observed. The feeling is still very serious, and light leakage occurs in all four corners. Although LED light leakage is a common phenomenon, some people still find it difficult to accept light leakage. However, individuals think that light leakage does not affect the viewing effect, so it is acceptable compared to the overall screen display.

Sound effect test


Stormwind TV uses intelligent sound control, and it is time for audio. The author deliberately recorded a small video. The volume is only turned on a quarter, and it is already deafening, and the effect is very good. An overview of the audio effects of Stormwind TV. With such sound effects, watching a shocking movie is absolutely amazing.

After finishing the test of the screen, let's take a look at the test of the control. The remote control will not say much. What does the multi-function button on the back of the TV use up?

Multi-function button test


Through the author's test, the button feels to be honest and feels slightly loose. The elasticity is not very good, but it is also very easy to operate. It is slightly inconvenient for the operation on the back of the TV. Fortunately, when the operation is performed, the lower right corner of the screen will appear. Operational tips are convenient for the user to observe and select. The design is very good.

Peripherals, as long as the device is connected to the TV's USB port can easily identify, whether it is U disk, or mouse or keyboard, can be used directly, if you connect a camera, you can also video chat.

However, in the test of connecting the mouse, the author found that the mouse connected to the TV, the left button to determine the right return, the scroll wheel can also scroll operation, but it can not be dragged and other smooth moving operations, like the wind UI UI scrolling horizontally The menu switch cannot be completed with the mouse. It must be done with the remote control or multi-function keys on the back of the TV.


It is relatively cool that after connecting the handle via USB and installing the TV Simulator TV version of the chicken, various game operations can be performed through the TV. The kind of big-screen refreshment can't be expressed in words.




The same HDMI cable can be used to synchronize the screen of the notebook to the TV. It is a good choice whether you are looking for a computer or a computer source.

Contrast feeling

Through the above series of test experience, the author also has a certain understanding of the Superstorm TV. Before the author's detailed experience of the same 55-inch LeTV super TV, then for the same size, the same smart TV for the author's personal comparison.

The screen size and hardware parameters of the two TVs are similar. In terms of appearance, LeTV is thicker, the storm is lighter and more space-efficient; from the color point of view, LeTV is black, and the storm is rose gold, and it is more beautiful; from the interface LeTV is more plentiful, but many interfaces are not used at all; from the screen display effect, the two TVs are similar; from the system UI point of view, LeTV's EUI is obviously more beautiful and rich than the storm's wind UI; from resources From a peripheral point of view, LeTV's remote control is very powerful, with a voice and video interactive system, and storms are extremely high. simple. Overall, LeTV Super TV is rich in resources and powerful, while Superstorm TV is simple and practical, with unique design.

to sum up

Tested so much, the author's surprise is far greater than the regret, and then sum up the experience of the process to experience the advantages and disadvantages of Superstorm TV.

advantage:

1, beautiful appearance, simple installation, high screen share, excellent display;
2, clever design, host separated design, to facilitate subsequent upgrades;
3, UI is simple, simple operation, the elderly can easily get started;
4, excellent sound effects, sound shocking, visual hearing double enjoyment;

Disadvantages:

1, the screen leaks serious;
2, most of the film and television resources charges;
3, does not support the screen;
4, remote control is infrared, there is a pointing range;

In general, I think Storm Super TV is a very good TV, regardless of appearance, performance or resources, and the price is moderate, there will be preferential activities from time to time, it is worth having, is the preferred living room TV.

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